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bas-relief

[bah-ri-leef, bas-, bah-ri-leef, bas-] / ˌbɑ rɪˈlif, ˌbæs-, ˈbɑ rɪˌlif, ˈbæs- /


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Man Ray also built ingenious collages, bas-relief constructions and elegant chess sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

As The Times reported in 1989, the giant bas-relief figures on the venue’s exterior are of the Maya god Huitzilopochtli seated on a symbolic earth monster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

They include an imposing obelisk outside Rome's Olympic stadium that bears his name, and a bas-relief of Mussolini in the modernist Eur district that the fascists built to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their march.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2022

Through various media, including drawings, film, and bas-relief, Mr. Abdessemed evokes war, displacement and devastation.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Mountain cats in bas-relief prowled the friezes of the public library.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt